A Venice man has been arrested following a nine-month investigation into a fatal overdose earlier this year. The Venice Police Department announced Tuesday that Justin Companion, 41, was arrested Oct.

Armwood remains the top-ranked high school football team in Florida, followed by Buchholz, Vero Beach, Spruce Creek, and St.

The high school football hierarchy has become steady at the top in Sarasota and Manatee counties. However, the bottom half of this list has been in flux, and has changed yet again this week. There are ...

Miami Northwestern moves up to No. 3 after beating rival Central, while Cardinal Mooney makes its season debut in the top 10 ...

Going out to eat? See which Sarasota and Manatee County restaurants were rated best by inspectors, and which failed the test.

The first Social Security payment for the month of October will go out this week, despite government shutdown.

No tropical storm or hurricane watches or warnings associated with Tropical Storm Jerry have been issued for Florida or the U.S. It didn't take long for Invest 95L to strengthen into Tropical Storm ...

Tropical Storm Jerry formed in the Atlantic Oct. 7 and could become a hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Dr. Tony Evans of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Church resigned from his senior pastor role in 2024, citing failure to use "righteous judgment." ...

Results from golf, swimming, volleyball, cross country high school contests for Manatee and Sarasota teams for the week of Oct. 6-11.

See exclusive photos of Sarasota’s newest attraction, Mote SEA, before it opens to the public at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 8.

The Sarasota County School Board fulfilled MLK'S dream of equality by changing its student code of conduct to protect all students.